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CIGR Handbook of Agricultural Engineering, Volume I Land and Water Engineering, Chapter 5 Irrigation and Drainage, Part 5.5 Crop Water Management
Published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, St. Joseph, Michigan www.asabe.org
Citation: CIGR Handbook of Agricultural Engineering, Volume I Land and Water Engineering, Chapter 5 Irrigation and Drainage, Part 5.5 Crop Water Management, pp. .(doi:10.13031/2013.36306)Authors: J. M. Tarjuelo, J. Arturo de Juan
Keywords: Section headings: 5.5.1 Introduction, 5.5.2 Effects of Water Deficits, 5.5.3 Effects of Water Excess on Plant Physiology, 5.5.4 Water-Use Efficiency (WUE), 5.5.5 Water Yield Functions, 5.5.6 Crop Water Models...
First paragraph: Water is a finite resource essential for all forms of life; without water, life as currently known could not exist. Most of the hydrosphere is salt water (97.20%); freshwater represents only 0:65% (8:5106 km3). This quantity of water is not uniformly distributed, in either space or time. In many countries and continents the freshwater supply is becoming scarce or has become an actual problem. Drought has aggravated the situation. During the past 20 years, the population has increased significantly. As a result, water requirements also have increased.
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